System Administrator
Location: US, NY, New York
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
Shapeways is the leading 3D printing marketplace and community, empowering designers to bring amazing products to life. By giving anyone the ability to quickly and affordably turn ideas from digital designs into real products, Shapeways is fundamentally changing how products are made and by whom.Through Shapeways, designers gain access to the best industrial 3D printing technology, capable of manufacturing products with complex designs in a wide range of high-quality materials. 3D printing turns raw materials into original products, from wedding rings to rocketships, model trains to iPhone cases, and prototypes to industrial engineering parts. The Shapeways community can sell their products, share ideas, and get feedback from creative consumers and other designers around the world.Headquartered in New York, Shapeways has factories and offices in Eindhoven, Queens, and Seattle. Shapeways is a spin-out of the lifestyle incubator of Royal Philips Electronics, and our investors include Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, Lux Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz.

Job description:
Are you at the top of your game as a sys-admin? Are you passionate about complex multi-pop systems and ensuring that they never skip a beat? At Shapeways, you’ll oversee our production systems, 3D Printing factories, and development environments. Your primary duty is to ensure availability and performance across all of our products and services.We’re looking for a System Administrator to join our growing technology team. We are driven technologists who possess a blend of business savvy, product intuition, and pro coding skills. We run a LAMP stack for our production web properties, and have Java, Python, MySQL, SOLR, and other technologies in our back-office and supply chain tools.ResponsibilitiesEnsure availability and performance of Shapeways products and servicesBuild and maintain development and live environmentsPlan and execute system upgradesCollaborate with dev and product to design new features and servicesOptimize systems and processes to maximize qualityTeam ResponsibilitiesManaging the cost of our infrastructureCapacity planning and budgetingKeeping the site upMonitoring live environmentsVendors relationship managementMaintenance and upgrade windowsCommunication and Escalation

Requirements:
Automated Configuration managementLinux server admin knowledge. Multiple distributions and virtualizationPerformance tuning of Linux, Hardware, StorageHosting knowledge of Apache, HAproxy, Nginx, Java, and PHPNetworking, routing, VPN, tcpdump, wiresharkCode in shell and other scripting languagesMonitoring and alertingGTD and time managementYou know what likely happens next when it’s pitch dark

Benefits:
Why join our team?Shapeways is breaking new ground in the field of 3D printing. With our website and marketplace for designers, our goal is to give everyone access to the revolution of additive manufacturing. This isn’t your typical web business – we have a physical product at the back end. If you’d like to work in a dynamic, collaborative, respectful environment where colleagues share ideas and encourage each other to think creatively, Shapeways is just what you’re looking for. Fun is also part of our DNA – a sense of humor is a must! You’ll also have the coolest desk toys anywhere.Stock options in the companyMedical Benefits (individual at 100%)Vision insurance at a cost to the employee.Dental insurance at a cost to the employee.Flexible Spending AccountCommuter Benefits401(k)Four weeks of PTO (20 days total/year) in addition to national holidaysFive sick days/yearFlexible schedule and work-from-home optionStocked fridge (free food, drinks, beer etc), free lunch at LICWorking with some of the most talented, passionate, creative innovators in NYC. Best culture out there.